A Year Later: Collecting Water is Simpler!

Abdul, 10, shared how life was for him before the new water point was installed. "It was very painful for me because I used to fetch water from an open well. As a small child, I was not able to draw water from this well. I had to beg my elders to draw water from the well for me. Sometimes they will demand me to work for them before they could fill my own bucket for me."

Abdul went on to share how he often had to carry water for people to their houses before they would help him fill his. Then he said, "Because of this I used to escape from home because I would not want my mother to send me to fetch water."

But now that Abdul has access to safe water anytime he needs it, his life is more peaceful. He said, "I don't have to hide from my mother during the day anymore, [which] is an achievement. It [is] very simple for me because the water point is right in front of my place and I find it very simple to access this facility."